Hey, cannabis industry your silence is deafening!

Grasslands’ Chloe Steerman is changing the narrative about women and leadership in the cannabis industry

Chloe Steerman’s role as a leader is very much earned, both at Grasslands, and in the wider cannabis industry at-large. Her efforts to reshape and redefine the narrative of one of the world’s most demonized plants have not only earned drawn her attention on the corporate ladder but have also found her praise among her colleagues. Earlier this year, Marijuana Venture Magazine honored Steerman as a 40-under-40 rising star in America’s first-of-its-kind cannabis industry.

Minority Cannabis Business Association stands with protestors in fight to end racist police murders of black and brown people

An influential group of voices from the cannabis sent a message of solidarity to protestors following another day of global demonstrations against police brutality in America that began when an African American man, George Floyd, was murdered in Minnesota by police officer Derek Chauvin. On Monday, the Minority Cannabis Business Association released a statement in support of the movement, stating their desire to see an end to state-sanctioned murders of black and brown people at the hands of racist law enforcement officials.

Why calling for cannabis legalization as a tool for racial justice falls flat in an industry where white privilege prevails and why more has to be done

In response, to recent peaceful protests, some in the cannabis space concluded that while legalized marijuana was not a panacea that would end police brutality, the end of prohibition was a necessary step towards de-escalating the tensions caused by the over-policing of African Americans. But statistics show that cannabis legalization has done little to elevate black Americans over their white counterparts and empty promises and platitudes are the reasons the peaceful demonstrations continue.